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This year, Chinese New Year – The Year of the Rooster – begins on Saturday January 28 and lasts until February 15th, 2018.

The new year, also known as the Spring Festival, is marked by the lunisolar Chinese calendar, so the date changes from year to year.

Each Chinese New Year is characterised by one of 12 animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac. The Chinese zodiac is divided into 12 blocks (or houses) just like its western counterpart, but with the major difference being that each house has a time-length of one year instead of one month.

This year it’s the Year of the Rooster, the tenth animal in the cycle. The next Year of the Rooster will be in 2029.

Popular Chinese New Year Greetings

1. ‘New Year goodness!’

In Mandarin: sshin-nyen haoww

In Cantonese: sen-nin haow

2. ‘Happiness and prosperity!’

In Mandarin: gong-sshee faa-tseye

In Cantonese: gong-hey faa-chwhy

3. A steady rise to high places! — “on the up and up”

In Mandarin: boo-boo gaoww-shnng

In Cantonese: boh-boh goh-sshin

Lucky Signs for the Rooster

Lucky numbers: 5, 7, 8

Lucky colours: brown, gold, and yellow

Lucky flowers: gladiola, cockscomb

Lucky directions: south, southeast

Our children will celebrate Chinese New Year in a variety of ways such as food tasting and activities, whilst covering the different areas of learning within each room.

Orangutan Day Care

It is our aim to provide care and education that will enable all of the children enrolled to become successful learners and confident individuals

Our nursery is open from
7.00 am to 6.00 pm, Monday to Friday.
We close only on bank holidays and during the Christmas holiday season from 2.00 pm on Christmas eve and re-open the first working day after New year’s day.